Warping and beaming machine.



N0. 804,987. PATENTED NOV. 21, 1905. J. M. TAYLOR.

WARPING AND BEAMING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED 0013.1, 1904.

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No. 804,987. PATENTED NOV. 21, 1905.

3 SHEETSSHBET 2 WARPING AND B-EAMING MAOHINE.

APPLICATION FILED OUT. 1, 1904.

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J. M. TAYLOR.

WARPING AND BEAMING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED O0T.1, 1904.

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JAMES MOIR TAYLOR, PATERSON, NEW JERSEY.

WARPING AND BEAIVIING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 21, 1905.

Application filed October 1, 1904. Serial No. 226,841.

To 0M7, whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1. JAMES MOIR TAYLOR, a citizen of the United States, residing at Paterson, in the county of Passaic and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and useful Warping and Beaming Machine, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates particularly to mechanism for warping and beaming wherein the series of threads is fed to the reel by a carriage movable longitudinally of said reel and the threads are afterward placed upon a beam having a longitudinal movementduring the beaming operation.

One of the principal objects is to provide novel mechanism for effecting these operations, said mechanism being extremely simple, permitting the'various adjustments to be made with ease and expedition and, furthermore, not being liable to slip, and thus derange the warp, with the consequent damage and vexatious delays arising therefrom.

Another object is to provide means of a novel nature for replacing imperfect threads, said means being so constructed that the supplanting thread may be fed directly into the place of the one superseded by it.

The preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is aview in elevation of awarping and beaming machine with the improvements applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a detail perspective view of a portion of the reel, the warpingcarriage, and the mechanism for operating the same. Fig. 3 is a top plan View of the worm-wheel and its mounting. Fig.4 is a sectional view on the line4 4 of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view on the line 5 5 of Fig. 3. Fig. 6 is a rear elevation of the mechanism for efl ecting the longitudinal movement of the warp-beam and of thesupporting means for the auxiliary threads. Fig- 7is a vertical sectional View through the actuating means for the warp-beam. Fig. 8 is a detail perspective view of a portion of the supporting-bar and one of the spoolcarriers. Fig. 9 is a cross-sectional view therethrough. Fig. 10 is a detail side elevation of a portion of the reel-shaft and the sprocket-wheel carried thereby.

Similar reference-numerals indicate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawlngs.

In the embodiment illustrated a supportingframe 10 is employed, on which is journaled the usual reel 11. At one side of the reel and carried by the supporting-frame are spaced tracks or guides 12, on which is mounted the warping-carriage 13, said carriage being provided with depending brackets 14, upon which are journaled rollers 15, that run upon the tracks or guides 12. The carriage'is provided with the usual guide-rolls 16, about which passes the stripe 17 of threads, said series of threads also passing through reed 18, mounted on the carriage.

For the purpose of moving the carriage a worm-shaft 19 is employed, extending longitudinally of the reel 11 between the spaced tracks or guides. At one end of the supporting-fram'e 10 the worm-shaft has a gear-wheel 20, meshing with another wheel 21, to which is connected a sprocket wheel 22. The sprocket-wheel receives power from achain 23, that in turn is driven from a sprocket-wheel 23, mounted on the shaft of the reel 11. The carriage 13 is provided at one side with a plate 24, havinga horizontal adjustment on said carriage. To this end the plate is provided with longitudinally disposed slots 25, through which are passed holding-bolts 26. The plate in turn supports a bracket 27, having a vertical adjustment thereon, and consequently on the carriage, said bracket 27 being provided with a base-plate 28, having vertically-disposed slots29, receiving clamping-bolts 30. The bracketis provided at its outer end with a horizontally-disposed journal-box 31, having a bore 32 and a counterbore 33 at one end. A spindle 34 is journaled in the box, extending through the bore 32 and into the counterbore, a holding-collar 35 being located in said counterboreand detachably secured to the inner end of the spindle 34 by means of a screw 36. The other end of the spindle carries a wormwheel 37, that meshes with the worm-shaft 19. A look in the form of a set-screw 38 is threaded into the box 31 and is adapted to bear at its inner end against the collar 35, said screw carrying a hand-Wheel 39 at its outer and upper end.

naled a horizontally-disposed beaming-shaft- 43, that is movable longitudinally through the standard.- A gear-wheel 44, keyed or otherwise secured to the shaft 43, but permitting the longitudinal movement of the same, is located on the inner side of the standard and meshes with a pinion 45, carried by the driveshaft 41. The inner end of the beaming-shaft 43 is provided with a suitable clutch 46 to permit the attachment thereto of one end of a beam, as 47, the other end of the beam being supported in any well-known manner. The outer end of the shaft 43 projects beyond the standard 40 and is journaled in an eye 48 of the downturned terminal of an arm 49, said arm having a horizontally-disposed shank 50, that is threaded and is slidable through the upper end of the standard 40. The arm 49 bears against the inner side of a collar 51, adjustably mounted on the outer end of the shaft 43 and ordinarily held against movement thereon by a set-screw 52. A gear-wheel 53 has a central bore 54, that is threaded to receive the shank 50 of the arm, a threaded interlocking engagement between said wheel and shank being thus obtained. The wheel 53 bears against the outer side of the standard 40 or, in other words, is located on the side of the standard opposite to that borne against by the gear-wheel 44 of the beaming-shaft. A sprocket-chain 55, passing about the gear-wheel 53, transmits a motion thereto and is driven from a sprocketwheel 56 on the shaft of the reel 11. The sprocket-wheel is loosely journaled on said shaft, but can be secured thereto, so as to revolve therewith, by means of aset-screw 56, carried by the wheel and movable into and out of binding engagement with the shaft.

Located between the reel and the beaming mechanism above described is a spool-support comprising spaced standards arranged at the opposite ends of the machine, one of said standards being shown'and designated 57. These standards are connected at their upper ends by a horizontally-disposed supporting-bar 58, that is preferably angular in cross-section. The bar constitutes a mounting for one or more spool-carriage blocks 59, having longitudinally-disposed grooves in their under sides, corresponding in shape to the bar 58 and constituting guideways that receive the same, said block or blocks being thus slidable longitudinally on the bar. A spool journal-stem 61, preferably formed of wire, is located at an inclination above the block 59 and has a downturned terminal portion 62 offset and secured to the side of said block. One or more guide-eyes 63 are secured to the opposite sides of the block and are preferably formed of wire, the outer ends of which are coiled, as shown, the inner ends being embedded in the sides of the block.

In laying the warp on the reel the lockscrew 38 is disengaged from the spindle-collap, thus leaving the worm-wheel free to rotate, and the carriage is moved manually to the desired position with respect to the reel, which position may be accurately obtained, whereupon, the lock screw being tightened, the wheel will be held against movement, and consequently the carriage will be moved longitudinally along the reel, properly feeding the threads thereto. During this operation the sprocket-wheel 56 is freed from the reelshaft, so that the screw of the beaming mechanism is at a standstill.

It is desired to call attention to the simplicity of the structure employed for locking the wheel against rotation on the carriage, the locking means consisting of a simple screw which bears against a detachable collar, so that if the latter becomes mutilated or injured it may be replaced by a new one without material cost. Further than this, it is to be observed that the pressure of the lockscrew against the spindle is transverse to the axis of rotation of the same and in no wise affects the displacement of the worm-wheel with respect to the worm -shaft. There is thus no lateral strain brought to hear between these two elements, as they always remain in proper relation, and this relation may be readily secured by adjusting the box on the carriage.

In beaming the warp the threads are tied in any well-known manner to the beam, which has first been clutched to the shaft 43, said -shaft having first been moved longitudinally I inward to the proper position, the shank 50 having been similarly moved and the wheel 53 having been revolved in the proper direction to permit such movement. The wheel 56 is then secured to the shaft of the reel by the set-screw 56, and upon reversing the movement of the reel for the purpose of removing the threads therefrom it will be clear that while the shaft 43 is rotated positively through the gearwheels 44 and 45 from the drive-shaft 41 the sprocket-wheel 53, through the medium of the chain 55 and wheel 56, will be rotated in adirection to feed the shank 5O outwardly, carrying the arm 49 in a similar direction. This will cause the eye 48 to bear against the collar 51, thus moving the shaft 43 longitudinally and effecting the winding of the threads on the beam in a very desirable manner, the longitudinal movement of the beam compensating for the spiral wind of the threads upon the reel. The simplicity of the beaming mechanism will be apparent by reference to Figs. 6 and 7 wherein it will be noted that the sprocketwheel has a direct threaded engagement with the shank and its movement thereon in a reverse direction to the'direction of movement of the shank is prevented by its abutment against the outer side of the standard 40. At

the same time the gear-wheel 4:4 is held against longitudinal movement with the shaft 43 by its abutment against the inner side of the standard 40.

In case one or more imperfect threads are discovered in the warp while the same is being beamed they may be replaced by threads taken from the spools on the journal-stems 61 'of the thread-carrier blocks. As these blocks are freely adjustable upon the supporting-bar 58, the threads so taken can be fed to the beam in direct line with those being replaced, this latter feature being an important and very desirable feature of the invention, as will be apparent to those skilled in the art.

From the foregoing it is thought that the construction, operation, and many advantages of the herein-described invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art without further description, anditwill be understood that various changes in the size, shape, proportion, and minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a warping and beamingmachine, the combination with a reel, of a warping-carriage, means for moving the carriage including a rotary element journaled on said carriage, and a lock movable transversely of the axis of rotation of the element and arranged to engage said element and hold the same against rotation.

2. In a warping and beaming machine, the combination with a reel, of a warping-carriage, a worm-shaft, a spindle journaled on the carriage, a worm-Wheel carried by the spindle and meshing with the worm-shaft, and a locking device movable transversely of the axis of rotation of the spindle and arranged to bear against the same to hold said spindle and consequently the worm-Wheel against rotation.

3. In a warping and beaming machine, the combination with a reel, of a warping-carriage movable longitudinally of the same, a worm-shaft, a journal-box mounted on the carriage, a spindle journaled in the box, a

worm-wheel carried by the spindle and engaging the worm-shaft, and a set-screw threaded into the box and arranged to bear against the spindle forholding the same against rotation.

4. In a warping and beaming machine, the combination with a revoluble reel, of a warping-carriage movable longitudinally of the same, a Worm-shaft extending longitudinally of the reel beneath the carriage, a journal-box mounted on the carriage,,a-spindle journaled in the box and including a collar detachably secured to one end, a worm-Wheel carried by the other end of the spindle and cooperating with the worm-shaft, and a set-screw threaded into the box and bearing against the collar. 5. In a warping and beaming machine, the combination with a movable arm including a threaded shank, of a longitudinally-movable beam-shaft journaled in thearm and moved longitudinally thereby, means for moving the arm including a drive-wheel having a threaded bore that receives the threaded shank, and an abutment against which the wheel bears.

combination with asupporting-frame, of a reel journaled thereon, a standard mounted on the frame at one side of the reel, a longitudinallymovable shaft journaled in the standard and having a beam clutch at one end, driving means for the shaft including a gear-wheel slidably associated with the shaft and bearing against one side of the standard, an arm including a threaded shank slidably mounted in the standard and having an offset portion a collar mounted on the shaft and borne against by the eye, and a driving Wheel having a threaded bore that receives the shank of the arm, said wheel being located on the opposite side of the standard to the gear-wheel and bearing against said side.

7 In a warping and beaming machine, the combination with beaming mechanism including rotary beam-carrying means, of means for adjustably supporting a spool adjacent to said beam-carrying means, said supporting means permitting the adjustment of said spool longitudinally of the axis of rotation of said beam-supporting means.

8. In a warping and beaming machine, the combination with beaming mechanism including rotary'beam-carrying means, of a support located adjacent thereto and longitudinally of the axis of rotation of the beam-carrying means, and a spool-carrier mounted on the support and adjustable longitudinally thereof.

9. In a warping and beaming machine, the combination wit-h a reel, of beaming mechanism ooacting therewith, and means located between the reel and beaming mechanism for supporting a spool and permitting the adjustment of the same longitudinally of said reel.

10. In a warping and beamingmachine, the combination with a reel, of beaming mechanism, a supporting-bar extending longitudinally of the reel, and a spool-carrier slidably mounted on the bar.

11. In a warping and beaming machine, the

vcombination with a reel, of beaming mechanism, a supporting-bar extending longitudinally of the reel, a spool-carriage block having a guideway that receives the bar,said block being slidable upon said bar, and a -spooljournal stem carried by the block.

provided with an eye that receives the shaft,

6. In a warping and beaming machine, the

12. In a Warping and beaming machine, the combination With areel, of beaming mechanism cooperating therewith, a supporting-bar extending longitudinally of the reel at one 5 side of the same, a spool-carrier block havin'g a longituclinally-disposed slot in its lower side forming a guideway that receives the bar, a spool journal stem mounted on the block and located at an inclination above the same, and a guide-eye projecting from one 10 side of the block.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto afiixedmy signature in the presence of tWo Witnesses. v

\ JAMES MOIR TAYLOR.

Witnesses:

JOHN J. BROPHY, CHARLES VARIOK. 

